The Veteran's chronic right epididymitis is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current condition requires long-term drug therapy with one to two hospitalizations per year and intermittent intensive management, which aligns with the criteria for a 10 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7525 (urinary tract infection).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0940480
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic right epididymitis remains pending, with the Board remanding it to the RO for additional development and adjudication.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected chronic right epididymitis has not resulted in any disabling symptoms such as urinary tract infections, voiding dysfunction, or renal dysfunction. As a result, he is not entitled to a compensable rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a urological examination and consideration of an extraschedular evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic right epididymitis, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and scars of the nose and cheek due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The decision found no evidence associating these conditions with active service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
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